In this bonus conversation, Whapio Diane Bartlett, a birth expert with over 40 years of experience, joins my partner, Kendra Adachi, and me to discuss our upcoming birthing experience. Whapio discusses the need for deeply connected women who can provide support and reassurance without interfering in the birthing process. She also highlights the shift towards women and families wanting their own birth experience and the desire for mentoring rather than management.

The conversation explores the importance of honoring the natural process of birth and the role of the father as an advocate and supporter. It underscores the sacredness and wisdom of the birthing experience and the need to trust the body's instincts, touching on the emotional challenges and doubts that arise during pregnancy. Overall, this chat provides reassurance, wisdom, and guidance for our upcoming birth and initiation into parenthood.

Whapio has been an independent midwife and educator since 1985. In 2001, she founded The Matrona, an online portal providing entry-level holistic education for midwives, doulas, and birth attendants. The focus and curriculum are centered on melding the intuitive with the academic and the mystical with the intelligent.

Check out her website, The Matrona: ⁠https://www.thematrona.com⁠

The Illuminated Wise Woman: ⁠https://www.thematrona.com/the-illuminated-wise-woman⁠

The Holistic Doula Program: ⁠https://www.thematrona.com/holistic-doula-program⁠

Follow Whapio on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/whapio_and_thematrona

Chapters

0:00 The Matrona: The Presence of Reassurance and Support in Birth

7:14 The Shift in Birth Culture: Seeking Sovereignty

11:56 The Importance of a Supportive Birth Team

24:18 Birth as an Altered State: Trust and Reassurance

38:04 Honoring the Transformative Experience of Birth

39:17 The Father's Role as the Perfect Intimate Advocate

43:49 Trusting Your Instincts and Embracing the Quietude

59:51 Waiting to Push: The Significance of Feeling the Baby's Head

Keywords: birth, consciousness, support, reassurance, mentoring, trust, instincts, partner's role, creation of family, birth, natural birth, intervention, sacredness, wisdom, father's role, advocate, instincts, doubts, overwhelm, emotional purge, quietude phase

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